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A three-story building collapsed in Ilorin, Kwara State, resulting in the deaths of a mother and four of her children. Emergency responders successfully rescued four other individuals from the rubble.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding building safety standards and urban infrastructure maintenance in Nigeria.
A mother and four of her children have died after a section of a three storey building collapsed on them at Popo Giwa, Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday morning.
The tragedy occurred at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street, beside Gogoro Mosque, where eight members of the family were trapped beneath the rubble.
Three people, including the father, were rescued as emergency responders worked to reach those trapped in the collapsed section.
The Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, confirmed that four people were recovered dead while four others were rescued alive.
“We have recovered four people dead and rescued four people,” he said.
Adekunle said the Fire Service received a distress call at about 5 a.m. and immediately mobilised to the scene to commence the rescue operation.
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